Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,069, William Golding, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va
Golding William
S. 31,069
CONTENTS

25-209 P. Kentucky
William Goldie of Brownsville in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the company co. numbered by Captain Cooke of the reg t commanded by Col. Shepherd in the Revolutionary time for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 80 Dollars -- Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of Dec r 1843 and John Bell William Bell
Arrears to the 4th of Sept r 200.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 March 40.00 $240.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk. Book C Vol. 1 Page 11
1888 Nov 24 L C Draper - history Prev
Rate of 80 cents per month

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
State of Kentucky County of Boone 3 rd Sett
On this Second day of Septm 1833
personally appeared in open court before the county court of said County of Boone now sitting which is a court of Record William Greving a resident of said County of Boone State of Kentucky aged Seventy four years (next April) who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That in the month of July in the year 1775 in the County of Loudoun and State of Virginia where he then resided he joined a company of militia as a private volunteer commanded by Capt Samuel Cox. & went into the service of the United States as such, and served One month . in which time he was near Laying off a road in Virginia in the Potomac - after his return home some time (viz) in the summer 1776. he again volunteered as a private militia man & joined the Company of Capt Radican for 12 months to march & serve against the Indians towards the western & Northwestern part of the Country was March to the Ohio river at Fort Pitt & went down the river to Fort Henry (now Wheeling) he continued in said service in that part of the Country in guarding it against the Indians keeping a fort called Fort Shepherd at the forks of Wheeling Creek for Nine months. a part of which time he was under the command of a Genl Hard. & a part of the time under Col Shepherd at Fort Shepherd said Capt Radican did not continue in command, or with us but about six months after he left us the first Lieut. Thos Gains took the command after the expiration of this term of service. He continued on the waters of the Ohio until he came in what was then called the Red Stone Country, near Brownsville Pennsylvania. where in the month of August  fall of 1777 he again as a volunteer private militia man joined a company of Capt Isaac Pierce for 12 months a Campaign against the Indians was March in said service to the mouth of Big Beaver & thence to Fort Muncy on the waters of the Muskingum & served four months in said service in said Campaign against the Delaware & Shawnee Indians under Genl McIntosh Col. Crawford & Stephenson. Col. Gibson & Broadhead were with us also during which Campaign we built Forts McIntosh & Lawrence. made a treaty with the Indians at Pittsburgh.
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at the close of the service of four months. & before he got home in the latter part of Decr. 1777. at Fort Mc Intosh below Pittsburgh - He took the place of Col. Joseph Fuller a regular Soldier who was an old & particular acquaintance of friends in order to give Fuller a chance to go to see his family in Virginia. He was rec d as a Substitute to serve for Fuller until he return d . But said Fuller did not return & this Applicant had the service & did serve out said Fullers time in Capt. Jenkins or Jenkinsons Comp y . which time thus served by this Applicant was until the 30 th of June 18 1779. making 18 months this service during which time he was principally engaged in protecting move- ments from Red Bank & Red Bank  Red Bank to Pittsburgh & Fort Mc Intosh. & after which 18 months expired he was discharged at Fort Mc Intosh Station  then on the 30 th of June 1779. return d home
And afterwards went in the month of May 1782. He again as a private volunteer militia man joined a Company commanded by Capt. Harold Smalls with said Company he saw duty on a campaign against the Mingo tribe of Indians and we went under Col. Crawford & Col. Williamson & Goads, was along on which campaign Col. Crawford was defeated taken prisoner & burnt. He was in the engagement & defeat - retreat - He was wounded & the relm d home after having serv d one month or more - His services as a soldier in the revolution then clear & he served no more
and that he has no documentary evidence, and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service — He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to & subscribed this day & year aforesaid
Wm Golding

Mr. Wm Masters — a Clergyman residing in the County of Boone. vs. John Vickers — residing in the same
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Goreing who has subscribed to the within declaration; that we believe him to be between 73 & 74 years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Given under our hands & seals this 2 nd day of Sept r
1833 William Masters Seal
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open court John Vickers Seal
Attest Willis Graves Clerk
And the said Court do hereby certify and declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the above applicant William Goreing was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states — And the court further certifies that it appears to them that William Masters who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the said County of Boone and that John Vickers who has also signed the same is a resident in the same County and that their statements are entitled to credit.
I Willis Graves Clerk of the said Boone County Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Goreing for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 2 nd day of September 1833. & 42 nd year of the Commonwealth
Willis Graves Clerk

No William Golding Boon Co. Ky
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Hon. R. M. Johnson U. S.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of "William Golding"
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1775 1 P o Col Cox 74 Traditions   1776 9 P o Col Radican Col Shephard Var   1777 4 " Col Pierce Col Crawford   1779 18 " Col Jenkins (no col mentioned)  
These were no engagements made to serve for so long a time in the militia for so long a period as one year, excepting as a minute man, and nine months service cannot be allowed, as claimed.
The name of the Colonel to whose regt. he belonged under his service for 18 m. the line should be I am, respectfully, stated in order to enable the Dept. to decide whether his name be upon the rolls of service. See note 2.
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of } On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county or State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served, otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

October 23, 1936
William Golding-S.31069 BA-J/AWF AW
Mrs. Carl Moulton 304 North Fifth Street Ironton, Ohio
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Revolutionary War soldier, William Golding, pension claim, S.31069.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S. 31069, based upon the service of William Golding during the Revolutionary War.
William Golding was born in the month of April, 1760, place not stated, nor are the names of his parents given.
While residing in Loudoun County, Virginia, he enlisted sometime in July, 1775, served one month as a private in Captain Samuel Cox's company. He enlisted in the summer of 1776, served as a private under Captain Radican(?) and Lieutenant Cavins, marched to Fort Pitt against the Indians, went down the Ohio River to Fort Henry (Wheeling), was stationed at Fort Shepherd under Colonel Shepherd, length of this service one year. After the expiration of this service, he went to live in the "Red Stone Country" on the Ohio River near Brownsville, Pennsylvania, and enlisted sometime in August, 1777, served as a private in Captains Pierce's and Jenkins' companies, marched to the mouth of the Big Beaver, thence to Tuscarawas on the waters of the Muskingum, went on General McIntosh's expedition against the Delaware and Shawnee Indians, assisted in building Forts McIntosh and Laurens, and was discharged at Fort McIntosh, June 30, 1779, and returned home. He enlisted sometime in May, 1782,

served one month in Captain Harrod's company, Colonel Crawford's regiment, and was wounded in the battle of Sandusky, at which time Colonel Crawford was taken prisoner and "Burnt".
The soldier, William Golding, was allowed pension on his application executed, September 2, 1833, at which time he was living in Boone County, Kentucky.
The papers in this claim contain no data in regard to the family of the soldier.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of the person paid, and possibly date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and cite the following:
William Golding Certificate # 35209 Issued December 10, 1833 Rate $80.00 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

May 27, 1936
BA-J/AWF
Miss Abigail Lambert 1024 South Fourth Street Ironton, Ohio.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of William Golden and Moses Fletcher, both of Virginia.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims for pension and bounty land, which have been made to the United States, based upon service in that war.
A search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account of the Revolutionary War service of Moses Fletcher.
As a possible means of securing information in regard to the military record of Moses Fletcher, it is suggested that you apply to The Adjutant General, War Department, Washington, D. C.
The Revolutionary War record of William Golding is furnished herewith. This is the record of the only William Golding, that is found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this office. The surname was searched under similar spellings.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

May 27, 1938
William Golding-S.31069 BA-J/AWF
Miss Abigail Lambert 1034 South Fourth Street Ironton, Ohio
Dear Madam:
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S. 31069, based upon the service of William Golding during the Revolutionary War. His signature is found in the claim "Golding".
William Golding was born in the month of April, 1760, place not stated, nor are the names of his parents given.
While residing in Loudoun County, Virginia, he enlisted sometime in July, 1775, served one month as a private in Captain Samuel Cox's company. He enlisted in the summer of 1776, served as a private under Captain Radican(?) and Lieutenant Cavins, marched to Fort Pitt against the Indians, went down the Ohio River to Fort Henry (Wheeling), was stationed at Fort Shepherd under Colonel Shepherd, length of this service one year. After the expiration of this service, he went to live in the "Red Stone Country" on the Ohio River near Brownsville, Pennsylvania, and enlisted sometime in August, 1777, served as a private in Captains Pierce's and Jenkins' companies, marched to the mouth of the Big Beaver, thence to Tuscawawas on the waters of the Muskingum, went in General McIntosh's expedition against the Delaware and Shawnee Indians, assisted in building Forts McIntosh and Laurene, and was discharged at Fort McIntosh, June 30, 1778, and returned home. He enlisted sometime in May, 1782, served one month in Captain Harrod's company, Colonel Crawford's

regiment, was wounded in the battle of Sandusky, at which time Colonel Crawford was taken prisoner and "burnt".
The soldier, William Golding, was allowed 2 pension on his application executed, September 1, 1833, at which time he was living in Boone County, Kentucky.
The papers in this claim contain no data in regard to the family of the soldier.
If you desire information relative to the last payment of pension, name and address of the person paid, and possibly date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., and give the following:
William Golding Certificate # 25209 Issued December 10, 1833 Rate $80.00 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

MRS. CARL MOULTON 304 NORTH FIFTH STREET IRONTON, OHIO
Oct. 6, 1936
Bureau of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen: -
Would you please send to me as soon as possible any information available about a Revolutionary Soldier, William Holding , Pension claim "S-31069".
For a legal matter I am especially interested

in finding his wife's name , marriage date , children and to show his last pension was paid -
Please, may I have the information at once?
Respectfully Yours, Mrs. Carl Moulton

Miss Abigail Lambert 1024 South Fourth St., Ironton, Ohio. March 10th, 1936.
Revolutionary Pension Commissioner, Navy Building, Washington, D C.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly give me the Revolutionary Record of Service and anything pertaining to the wife or family or other history you may have of William Golden or Golding or William F Golden or Golding, who probably served from Virginia. It may be William Golding, S of W 1835, Pension 3, Kentucky 73. under
D Please also give me the service and history of Moses Fletcher of Virginia if you have it.
Very truly yours,
Abigail Lambert
Abigail Lambert
Above Golden may be spelled Gouldin

Wm Golding
In Sept 1833 at Ovone Co Ky Aged 74 years next April (1834) At the commencement of the Revolt in he was residing in Loudoun Co Va there was an alarm caused by the hostile threats of Lord Dunmore the Last Royal Gov of Va & the presence of British war vessels at the mouth of the Potomac river, he volunteered under Capt Samuel Cox to march to Alexandria - absent one month.
In the summer of 1796 he volunteered for 12 mos with Capt Radican in a campaign against the hostile Indians on the north west - Arriving at Fort Pitt, from thence going down the Ohio river to Fort Henry - now Wheeling - in which part of the country he continued on guard duty, as well as at Fort Shepard at the forks of Wheeling Creek for nine months, a part of the time in the command of Gen Hand & a part of the time under Col Shepard at the fort of that name After about 6 mos Capt Radican left his Company the command devolved on upon Lieut Thomas Caven. When discharged he remained on the waters of the Ohio but soon went to reside in what was then called the Red Stone Country near to Pitt where in Augt 1777 he volunteered for 4 mos under Capt Isaac Pierce in another campaign against the Delaware & Shawnee Indians, who marched to the Big Beaver, from thence to Tuscarawas on the waters of the Muskingum in the command of Gen McIntosh & Col Crawford, Col Gibson & Brodhead were with them - During this term he assisted in erecting Fort McIntosh & Lawrence & a treaty was made with the Indians at Pittsburgh. At the close of his service & before he reached home, at Fort McIntosh he engaged as a Sub. Jula for Joseph Fuller a regular Soldier who was old & a particular friend & desired to visit his friends in Va. but as he did not return Golding continued to serve 18 months under Capt Jenkins or Jenkinson & dischd Dec 30 1779. During this last service he was principally employed in beating prisoners & a from Red Stone old Fort to Pittsburgh & Fort McIntosh.
In May 1782 he volunteered to serve under Capt Harrod & Col Crawford accompanied by Col Williamson & Gaddis - Col Crawford was

was defeated, taken prisoner by burnt - On this occasion he was wounded but followed the retreating forces who had escaped

31 069 Rev INVALID.
1936 May 27 - list to Abigail Lumet - alu 1936 Oct 23 - list to Mrs Carl Maltbie aug
File No. 31,069
William Golding Rev Rev War
Act: June 1 st 32
Index: — Vol. 2 , Page 159
[Arrangement of 1870.]